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Articles & Analysis | Hotels in Oman from The Report: Oman 2020

 

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In its bid to drive diversification and economic growth outside the Muscat area, Oman has invested heavily in special economic zones (SEZs). A particular focus is on increasing the level of private sector activity, feeding into the Vision 2040 target of having 90% of GDP come from non-oil sectors and boosting the proportion of Omani employees...

 

How would you assess the growth of non-oil exports in the country, and to what extent will special economic zones play a role?

 

Global trade faces protectionist headwinds that are dampening the outlook for growth in the coming years. According to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), trade volumes grew by 3% in 2018 and are anticipated to decline slightly to 2.6% in 2019 before rebounding to 3% in 2020. This may be the first time since the 2007-08 global financial crisis...

 

How does the Vision 2040 development strategy encourage private sector growth?

 

Following the drop in oil prices in 2014, the government budget has fallen into deficit. As a result, the authorities have implemented a bold series of fiscal reforms since 2015 to shift the budget on to a more sustainable trajectory. For instance, 2019 saw the introduction of a series of new excise taxes, referred to as sin taxes, on alcohol...

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